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Wyatt has already worked out for the Detroit, Houston, Washington, Portland, and Phoenix. He is scheduled to work out with Dallas (on Tuesday) and the Los Angeles Lakers (June 24). Philadelphia Inquirer

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The 6-foot-9, bulked-up 216-pounder has already worked out for the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, and the Washington Wizards. Aiken, who applied for the June 27 NBA draft after his junior campaign, is also scheduled to work out for the Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel, the projected favorite to go No. 1 in the NBA draft, will meet with the Wizards on Saturday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Wizards have the third selection in the June 27 draft but are expected to be the second team to host Noel, who already met with the Orlando Magic on June 2 and will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 20. Washington Post

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Agent David Falk confirms Porter will work out only for the teams with the top three picks: Cleveland, Orlando and Washington. That means Falk, who is Washington-based, feels strongly that Porter can go no later than the Wizards’ No. 3 pick. I’d heard as much from various NBA sources. Porter is a good fit for the Wizards on several levels: Their most obvious need is small forward and as a Georgetown Hoya, Porter has strong local ties to D.C. I’m guessing if Porter goes first or second, the Wizards’ second-favorite option would be Nevada-Las Vegas forward Anthony Bennett. Charlotte Observer

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In other news, the Wizards will resume their pre-draft workouts on Wednesday with six more prospects: forward Karron Johnson (Shaw), guard Bruce Massey (Middle Tennessee), forward Brock Motum (Washington State), forward Mason Plumlee (Duke), guard Dexter Strickland (North Carolina) and forward Kellen Thornton (Tennessee State). Washington Post

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Wizards assistant coach Jerry Sichting is leaving the organization to join new coach Jeff Hornacek’s staff with the Phoenix Suns, multiple people with knowledge of the situation have confirmed. Washington Post

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In Phoenix, Sichting is expected to be the lead assistant to Hornacek, who was hired last month. The move will become official by next week, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation. Washington Post

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Rick Bonnell: Agent David Falk confirms Otto Porter will work out only for top 3 (CLE, ORL, WASH.). So Wizards are Porter's floor. Twitter @rick_bonnell

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The Washington Wizards will conduct a pre-draft workout tomorrow – Wednesday, June 12th – at 10:30 pm at Verizon Center. The following players are currently scheduled to participate in Wednesday's workout: Karron Johnson, Bruce Massey, Brock Motum, Mason Plumlee, Dexter Strickland, Kellen Thompson NBA.com

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Porter has yet to work out for a team, but in the coming days he'll hit Cleveland, Orlando and Washington -- that's it. He's seriously in the mix for both the Cavs and Wizards, and seems to be confident he isn't sliding past Washington. If he does slide, there's no way he gets past the Pelicans at No. 6. ESPN.com

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Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel, the projected favorite to go No. 1 in the NBA draft, will meet with the Wizards on Saturday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Wizards have the third selection in the June 27 draft but are expected to be the second team to host Noel, who already met with the Orlando Magic last week. Washington Post

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Noel’s visit will conclude a big week for the Wizards. UNLV freshman forward Anthony Bennett and Georgetown sophomore forward Otto Porter will also meet with the team. Bennett will arrive on Wednesday for a two-day set of meetings and Porter will come in on Thursday and work out for the team on Friday. Washington Post

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The Wizards were unable to meet with Noel at the NBA combine last month in Chicago because the 7-footer only met with teams that had the greatest odds of winning the draft lottery. Washington jumped five spots to the third overall pick. Washington Post

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Minnerath, a 6-foot-9 senior power forward from the University of Detroit Mercy, worked out for the Washington Wizards last week and is scheduled to work out for the Pistons on Wednesday. Minnerath used a last-minute invitation to the Portsmouth predraft camp to impress some NBA scouts. He averaged 14 points per game at Portsmouth and was one of the standout players. Since then he has interviewed with the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. "Portsmouth definitely got me a little more exposure at the right time after the season was over," said Minnerath. "I think teams have seen things during the year and I've been able to bring those things to the workouts. Maybe they didn't think I could shoot as well or maybe teams thought I couldn't do some other things and I'm showing that I can." As far as feedback, he said, "Everything so far has been positive what they've been saying to me afterward." Detroit Free Press

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Nick Minnerath, a 6-foot-9 senior power forward from the University of Detroit Mercy, worked out for the Washington Wizards last week and is scheduled to work out for the Pistons on Wednesday. Detroit Free Press

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Finalists for the inaugural Twyman/Stokes Award were Jerry Stackhouse (Brooklyn Nets), Luke Walton (Cleveland Cavaliers), Andre Iguodala (Denver Nuggets), Jarrett Jack (Golden State Warriors), Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers), Chauncey Billups (Los Angeles Clippers), Shane Battier (Miami Heat), Roger Mason, Jr. (New Orleans Hornets), Jason Kidd (New York Knicks), Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City Thunder), Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs), and Emeka Okafor (Washington Wizards). NBA.com

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Michael Lee: UNLV forward Anthony Bennett will meet with #wizards on Wednesday. AB in running for 3rd pick. Unable to work out because of shoulder injury Twitter @MrMichaelLee

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Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr. is expected to work out for only the top three teams in the draft — the Cavs, No. 2 Orlando and No. 3 Washington — a source said. He's expected to work out for the Cavs this week, by himself. News-Herald

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Speaking to Sparky Fifer and voice of the Bucks Ted Davis on WSSP 1250, Gery Woelfel suggests that the Wizards are rumored to be interested in acquiring Ersan Ilyasova and another player for their third overall pick in June 27 draft (note that he also emphasized about five times this is just a rumor). The devil is of course in the details, but it's safe to say that any deal netting the Bucks a top-five pick without involving Larry Sanders or John Henson would seem like a clear win for a Milwaukee team in desperate need of long-term difference-makers. If it didn't require them to sacrifice the 15th overall pick either? Well that's a home run, even if it requires them to take back salary in the form of Emeka Okafor and/or Trevor Ariza. The same can't be said from the Washington perspective unfortunately. Brew Hoop

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Peter Vecsey: And another thing; report on line that Bucks and Wizards are discussing Ersan-No. 3 swap is crazy wrong. Herb Kohl likes Ersan more than me. Twitter @PeterVecsey1

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